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LWOLF
1964
Aimophila botterii
July 8
Laguna Atascosa Refuge, Cameron Co., Texas
On nest for 2+ minutes. Flew out + up to E/ where sang continuous song. Then flew ~50± yds. to E - lit in dead S- shrub when sang for 15± sec. then to E farther + disappeared.
♀ had flown into #2 + then to #3 with food in bill sat on top E side of #3 chipping softly. Heard ♂ sing 2 trill songs
+ ~0.5 of vocal song.
1087.5- ♀ in #3 chipping, ♂ flew from S side of road
to Agave 100± yds. to E of west. Flew in giving trill notes,
sang from top for 15± sec., + then quiet song from Agave.
1022- ♀ dropped to just above grass level in Agave. Then flew over to
#4 when chipping softly + with new (old) insect in bill.
1024- ♂ into #1 with grasshopper in bil, gave rapid chips.♀
moved closer to nest + finally went on. She was on 7 min. 40 sec
during which time ♂ moved to W side of #1. ♀ flew out to NE
to #2 ± ♂ flew over to #4
1030- ♂ to rest for ~0± sec. + flew to #1 carrying fecal sac.
chipped head several times so if to drop sac before finally dropping.
♂ then disappeared from #1.
1033- adult in #1 when chipping softly.
1034- ♂ in #1 + ♀ flies into #2 carrying food. makes rapid
series of chip notes. Then ♀ flies to #3 + lands with rapid series
of chip notes. ♀ then to #4 - again rumina chatter as land.
♂ starts to sing continuous song + ♀ to nest. ♂ charges to W
side of #1 where sings continuous song. then (1039) sits quietly
with no food in bill.